Oddly Enough Blog
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This train is bound for glory, this train
Whoa! Did you see that, Clancy? Looked like Pope Benedict on that train that just went by!
Nah, it couldn’t have been, Lamar.That’s an express and the Pope takes the local.
Couldn’t he take the express and change to the local at 72nd Street?
Yeah, I guess that would work. Maybe he’s running late this morning, or he’s got a sales call before he hits the office.
I seen him once on the F Train. Real friendly guy.
No way! He say anything to you?
Yes, he said:
This train don’t carry no smokers, this train,
This train don’t carry no smokers, this train,
This train don’t carry no smokers, two-bit liars, small time jokers,
This train don’t carry no smokers, this train…
Oh, the humanity!
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Blog Guy, can you settle a bet I have with my investment manager’s astrologer?
Wait. Doesn’t it bother you that your investment manager HAS an astrologer?
And the second-best museum is…
Blog Guy, I’m having an argument with my piano tuner’s haberdasher…
My main purpose in life is to settle arguments. What is it?
We were trying to decide on the second-best museum in the world, next to your Goofy Face Museum and Doughnut Shop, which we both agree is number one.
Pedaling for the pope…
Fellow archbishops, we all know why we’re here. The Vatican entertainment budget is gone, and it’s only October.
So who has some good ideas for extremely cheap ways to entertain the pope? Yes, Most Reverend Lamar, you raised your hand?
Let’s see..Three letters, begins with a G?
Blog Guy, where did that expression “Is the pope Catholic?” come from?
It’s interesting you should ask that. Judging from a survey released this week, it’s reasonable to wonder how many Americans know the answer.
Hey, from the back you could be the pope!
Hey, Blog Guy! It’s me, that aspiring photojournalist you’ve been mentoring…
You say mentoring, I say avoiding… What do you need to know today about the exciting field of news photography?
Hand me a hose, I’m the Pope!
Okay guys, for reasons that baffle me, the stupid network dropped our Police Pope! series. It’s a blow, but we’re back in the lineup this fall with something even better: Jacob’s Ladder!
The new premise is that the Pope used to be a fireman. He still misses the action, see, so the Italian firefighters call him in on really tough fires.
Cheese it, Lefty! It’s Police Pope!
Okay guys, this action show concept is a guaranteed hit, so help me brainstorm it.
It’s called ”Police Pope!” See, this guy used to be a cop, and when he becomes the Pope he still misses police work. So they call him in on tough cases. You know, he’s out on that little balcony a lot, and when they need help they flash a signal. He puts on his cop hat, and he’s off!
The perpetual papal presidential present!
When President George Bush went to visit Pope Benedict, of course he wanted to take something nice. So what did he offer? Um, a picture of himself together with the Pope.
I know it’s hard to shop for a pope, but still this seems odd. Doesn’t the Vatican have its own printers to grind those out in the event the Pope wants a photo of himself with someone who is going to be a world leader for seven more months? And what did the Pope give Bush in return? Oh. That would be an autographed picture of the Pope. Seriously.
Your Holiness! We’re MELTING!
I have a deep fear that wax museums will totally confuse the future civilizations that discover them centuries from now. What will they think, finding a waxy Paris Hilton in prison stripes?
But I must say that a couple of days ago I had a brief flash of appreciation for this art form, upon seeing a tableau of assorted politicians, all grinning at a waxen Pope Benedict around his birthday cake.
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